Portland Observatory

😎 You know it's summer when the Observatory opens! Mark your calendars for this Saturday, May 23rd at 10am, when we open for the season.

Our hours will be:
Monday-Friday: Guided tours 10:00-3:30.
Saturday and Sunday: Guided tours 10:00-12:00 and self-guided tours 1:00 to close.

We're also open evenings in June, July, and August:
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday: Self-guided tours from 4:30-7:00

Check our website for more information and admission.
portlandlandmarks.org

Looking forward to seeing you this season!

The Portland Observatory is owned by the City of Portland, Maine and operated as an educational museum by Greater Portland Landmarks.

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Happy National Weather Observers Day from Portland's OG weather observation tower--the Portland Observatory! Did you know that three times a day, from the Observatory's construction in 1807 to his death in 1846, Captain Lemuel Moody (shown here) would climb the Observatory's 104 steps and take "thermometrical" readings that included temperature and weather notations?

Visitors to the Observatory today can see exactly what the temperature was 200 years ago morning, noon, and night. This is thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Brian, an Observatory docent, who painstakingly transcribed pages of Moody's original records, which are housed at Maine Historical Society.

The Observatory opens for visitors this year on Saturday, May 23rd. Check portlandlandmarks.org for more information!